TV car shows and manufactured drama... - Lateral-g Forums

**XcYZ** · #1 08-24-2007, 10:13 AM

This seemed like a good time for a rant. lol

Ok, is it me, or are the rest of you completely tired of how the made for TV car programs have to have all this interpersonal drama garbage? American Hot Rod is THE prime example of this crap. I've tried watching Hard Shine, but after 5 minutes of a few episodes, it's just the same cookie cutter drama. Last night on Hard Shine, they spent several minutes "covering" how the blonde chick didn't do all the welds moving in the same direction. They had to go out back and have it out and she ended up crying. What a bunch of filler garbage! Who cares! Yeah, that will get me to tune in again. I simply could not care less. I won't even get started on Unique Whips.

Pinks? Uh, yeah. Could they please give the ET and mph?

When I watch car themed TV shows, I want to know about the car and the build. Rides was a great show, no BS. V8TV has a great program where they show you everything they do and how they do it. Stacy Davids had that awesome Trucks show. He had a great personality.

Maybe I'm way off base here, maybe there are guys that tune in just to watch the drama... but I really doubt that. I understand that the producers of the TV shows need interesting "characters" to draw in an audience, but why do they think that interesting characters automatically means the "stars" are asshats and that I want to watch never ending arguements?

Oh well, when I get tired of the gasoline powered soap operas, I can just switch it over and watch re-runs of Mega Machines on the Discovery Channel.

GHOSTDANCER · #2 08-24-2007, 10:15 AM

AGREED

slow4dr · #3 08-24-2007, 10:19 AM

Someone got the new PHR mag.

*shameless plug for page 25 exposure*

Boyd can DIABBQF for all I care.

markss28 · #4 08-24-2007, 10:38 AM

I agree. I do though like Muscle Car and Horse Power TV.

I think they are getting the drama from American Choppers, which they actually do fight but theshow in general is funny.

novanutcase · #5 08-24-2007, 11:00 AM

I agree also! These shows are basically soap operas but the characters have welders in their hands!

Why can't they make a show that shows how a car is built from design inception to finish without all the BS? I think the "interesting character" should be the car itself not the knuckleheads building it. Granted, I also would appreciate the skill the builder has but I don't need nor want to know about his issues with Bluebear or whatever!

I'd like to see new ideas and ways that they implement them along with the whole thought processes that go into building a car. I talk from experience since I am going through it myself. I'd love to see what other people are doing/going through also!

John

melman109 · #6 08-24-2007, 11:06 AM

I got an idea...... LATERAL-G TV

**Rybar** · #7 08-24-2007, 11:17 AM

Hey Scott, saw that show Hard Shine last night as well and turned it off when the blond started crying. I think they are trying to copy American Chopper where the family always fights and it's funny. But it's real since they are family.

The only shows I really like are:

Muscle car & Horsepower on Spike.
(Extreme 4x4 has good hosts but I don't care for what they build)

I actually liked Wrecks to Riches (except for the Drama BS)

wiedemab · #8 08-24-2007, 11:19 AM

There you go John - strap a camera to Rodger's head and keep the film running - well while he's at the shop. We don't need to see him fishing etc.

**Steve1968LS2** · #9 08-24-2007, 11:24 AM

This is why the NEW Overhaulin is so good now.. no freakin prank!

As for the rest.. it's done so non-car-people will watch...

mazspeed · #10 08-24-2007, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve1968LS2

This is why the NEW Overhaulin is so good now.. no freakin prank!

As for the rest.. it's done so non-car-people will watch...

I have yet to see it. It was on my tivo but no longer for some reason. I agree with Scott, but I think American Hot Rod and American Chopper have the most drama, but at the same time, you tune in to see what happens next. I get most of my education from V8TV, but Dish took it off

One thing that is cool is that, there is a bunch of shows on cars that we can watch, so I'm not going to rock the boat because at least now I have a dozen shows that I can watch on a whim, 5 years ago we didn't have anything like what we have now. I like the new trend.